But in “The Tempest ... but which Prospero recognizes is no more solid than a dream. Shakespeare, however, doesn’t leave his audience in despair. The play ends with an epilogue in which ...

But Prospero, who summoned the Tempest, is on a mission to free himself ... Prospero’s very last words in the play are 'set me free' (Act 5 Epilogue) which shows the importance of this theme ...